Dakar is now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blacktiger]

Interesting looking at the competitors, about:

1 Kawsaki
1 Suzuki
1 Husky
2 Jincheng
3 Betas
3 BMWs
3 Shercos
4 Gas-Gas
25 hondas
50 Yamahas
150 KTMs

This is definitely KTMs game.

Geof

Except when Peterhansel was riding Yamahas and except when BMW won for a couple of years. KTM win it because they have the mostest bestest bikes most of the time. Except when another manufacturer puts in the required cash.

[aeronca]

DONT FORGET - THIS WEEKEND IS DAKAR. THE TV CHANEL VERSUS IS SHOWING HIGHLIGHTS ON SUNDAY AND EVERYDAY AFTER.

[Stretch]

Be there or be square.

[fano]

Some highlights here.

http://player.sbs.com.au/dakar/#/dakar/ ... e-2-Bikes/

[Stretch]

Bitchin'!  Thanks for the link!

[aeronca]

this is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marc coma is riding great, but what a finish for cyril despres. finishing on a tireless rim - wtf :shock: the guy's a steed. thanks fano for the the link. much better than the tv coverage.

[aeronca]

bu-buy cyril, looks like coma may be king this year, maybe, just maybe street can catch him and take the finish. so far it's been a pretty cool race. 8)

[Advwannabe]

Those guys are all legends, even Charlie Boorman when he entered and he whined a lot.

Was gutted when they didn't run this in '08

[Bixxer Bob]

Just imagine....  Jo Street was offered a Water Carrier ride for KTM factory team,  he turned it down in favour of a privateer ride.... there'll be red faces all round at the factory if he wins.  Go Jonah!!!!

[fano]

Jonah is the second overall after today.  -1

[aeronca]

YEAHHHHHHHHH.   JONAH STREET IS DA MAN.  god i wish i was there.

[fano]

Jonah is the winner of todays stage.   :P

http://www.sbs.com.au/dakar2009/

[aeronca]

man, jonah's got to fix  that wrist, and get up to first. marc coma is a great rider though!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John Stenhouse]

Jonah retired yesterday as he couldn't hold the bike up with that wrist, shame he was doing good too

[aeronca]

WOW, now thats a let down. but hey, thats racing. the guy did great though. Marc Coma is an excelent rider and is doing good, and Cyril is coming back. what impressed me was the yamaha wr450's. they are really doing well against the big KTM, and BMW backed machines. that tells me alot about the riders. man i wish i could ride 1/1,000,000th as good as those guy's, and gals. im torn between what is the greatest race for me - the "Isle of Man", or "Dakar". this new Dakar is really proving to be good.Damn Good!!!!!!!!!!!!! :twisted: